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Learning theories

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does positive reinforcement mean?

a)

Reward

b)

Punishment

c)

Dessert

d)

Reward and punishment

2.

Which theorist introduced the operant conditioning theory?

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

J.B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Jean Piaget

3.

Teacher Betzabé praises her students with encouraging words such as "Good job!" and gives her students stickers as rewards. What kind of reinforcement has been applied in her classroom?

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

4.

Who is the behaviorist that introduced the classical conditioning?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Erik Erikson

5.

Which of the following best describes the social constructivism?

a)

emphasis on collaborative learning style

b)

learning should be connected with learner's cognitive development

c)

moderate existing knowledge to fill in new information

d)

all learning must be constructed

6.

Below are the teacher's roles in teaching implication of constructivism, except _________________.

a)

tutor

b)

knowledge giver

c)

facilitator

d)

mentor

7.

What is the strength of constructivism theory?

a)

Teacher centered

b)

Learners involved in passive learning

c)

Develop problem solving skills

8.

Cognitivism can be defined as the study in __________that focuses on mental process.

a)

physical

b)

psychology

c)

Connection

d)

Construction

9.

What does co-constructed knowledge means?

a)

individual learns without getting involved in the process of learning

b)

individual learns from themselves

c)

individual learns from their experience

d)

individual learns from one another

10.

Which of the following, from earliest to latest, is the correct ordering of the cognitive stages of development as emphasized by Piaget?

a)

Stage 1: Sensorimotor

Stage 2: Concrete operation

Stage 3: Formal operation

Stage 4: Preoperational

b)

Stage 1: Sensorimotor

Stage 2: Preoperational

Stage 3: Concrete operation

Stage 4: Formal operation

c)

Stage 1: Sensorimotor

Stage 2: Concrete operation

Stage 3: Preoperational

Stage 4: Formal operation

d)

Stage 1: Sensorimotor

Stage 2: Formal operation

Stage 3: Preoperational

Stage 4: Concrete operation

11.

What does ZPD, as described by Vygotsky, stand for?

a)

Zone of Private Development

b)

Zone of Prohibited Development

c)

Zone of Proximal Development

d)

Zone of Pioneering Development

12.
Which of these is NOT a theory of learning?
a)
Behaviourism
b)
Social Learning Theory
c)
Cognasism
d)
Constructivism
13.
If, as a teacher, you set clear learning objectives and design repetitive practices, what theory of learning is evident?
a)
Cognitivism
b)
Social Constructivism
c)
Social Behaviourism
d)
Behaviourism
14.
The Zone of Proximal Development refers to the difference between what a learner can do on their own and what they can do under adult guidance or in collaboration with...
a)
Teachers and coaches
b)
Friends and close family
c)
More capable peers
d)
Personal research inc. textbooks and journal articles
15.
As a coach, if you focus on active learning through problem solving tasks, with an emphasis on group work, you would be guided by what learning theory?
a)
Social Learning Theories
b)
Constructivism
c)
Social Cognitivism
d)
Social Teaching Theory
16.

_________________ - was a Russian scientist who discovered, quite accidentally, one of the basic kinds of learning, called classical conditioning.

a)

a. Edward E. Smith

b)

b. Isaac Newton

c)

c. Ivan Pavlov

d)

d. Howard Gardner

17.

Which is not the student role in the constructivism classroom?

a)

active

b)

collaborator

c)

passive

d)

self monitoring

18.

When a learner's task knowledge is high and the task requires higher order cognitive skills, which learning theory seems more appropriate?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Constructivism

19.

A boy learned how to solve the Rubik cube.

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Constructivism

20.

A boy learned swimming by joining a personal class.

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Constructivism

21.

A student improved on her marks after the teacher praised those with good performance.

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Constructivism

22.

A teacher tried to get as much feedback as possible from the students to help them understand the subject.

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Constructivism

23.

Children work better when they are actively involved in the learning process.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who developed the Cognitive Development theory?

a)

John B. Watson

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Joseph Gaston

25.

Rote learning implies ______

a)

the hierarchisation of knowledge.

b)

adapting new knowledge to fit the needs of the students.

c)

the memorization of information.

d)

researching on its own.

26.

In rote learning the new information (a)   interact with the previous knowledge.

27.

when the teacher tries to bring the students' previous knowledge that is relevant to the new content

a)

comparative

b)

expositive

28.

Who is the pioneer of "Meaningful Learning Theory?

a)

Burrhus Skinner

b)

David Ausubel

c)

Herman Ebbinghaus

d)

Edward Thorndike

29.

"a social, connected process of learning."

Who gave us this definition of Connectivism?

a)

George Siemens

b)

George Michael

c)

George Bush

d)

George Schon

30.

According to Connectivism which is more important?

a)

Current Knowledge

b)

Connections which allow us to learn

31.

Who also argued for connectivism along with Seimens and collaborated with him to produce the first ever MOOC?

a)

Stephen Hawkings

b)

Stephen King

c)

Stephen Downes

d)

Stephen Fry

32.

Which of the following could you use with your students if you wished to follow a connectivist approach? There may be more than one answer.

a)

Blogging

b)

MOOCs

c)

Twitter

d)

You Tube

33.

______________ is a theoretical framework for understanding learning in a digital age. Internet technologies such as web browsers, search engines, wikis, online discussion forums, and social networks contributed to new avenues of learning.

a)

Constructivism

b)

Connectivism

c)

Cognitivsm

d)

Behaviorism

34.

Teachers can apply the Connectivism theory in their classroom by forming connections between people and technology.

a)

True

b)

False